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- ↑ Latek, Tom (25 August 2017). "Somerset judge to seek spot on Kentucky Supreme Court". Kentucky Today. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "KY Court of Appeals Judge Debra Hembree Lambert files to run for open Supreme Court seat". The Interior Journal. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ Estep, Bill (2018-05-23). "Second spot in Kentucky Supreme Court runoff decided by just 51 votes". kentucky.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ Harris, Christopher (7 November 2018). "Lambert earns spot on Kentucky Supreme Court". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
